Chapter 2.51
STANDING COMMITTEES

Sections:

2.51.010    Appointment of standing council committees.

2.51.020    Duties of committees.

2.51.030    Mayor as ex officio member.

2.51.040    Assignment of members and chair.

2.51.010 Appointment of standing council committees.

The mayor shall recommend councilmember appointments to the following standing council committees: finance and safety, operations and public projects, planning and building, intergovernmental affairs, board and commission candidate review. Each committee shall have three members. (Ord. 1031 § 1, 2006).

2.51.020 Duties of committees.

The several committees shall fully consider all measures referred to them by the mayor and the city council. They shall also acquaint themselves with the interests of the city and from time to time present such draft ordinances and written reports as in their judgment will advance the interests and promote the welfare of the municipality.

The council committees shall furnish committee reports of the meetings to the remaining city councilmembers.

Committee composition and tasks shall be defined as follows:

Finance and safety committee, which shall consider policies and matters related to the general fiscal and financial operations of the city; budget and financial reports; and policy matters related to personnel including, but not limited to, the salary range schedule, position classifications and salary changes in coordination with administration, including the city administrator and finance director. The committee shall also consider policies and matters related to police services, community safety, and employee safety, in coordination with administration, police and community development, including the city administrator, chief of police, and community development director.

Operations and public projects, which shall consider policies and matters related to parks, water, sewer, storm sewer, utility LIDs and ULIDs, other utilities and solid waste. This committee will consider matter related to pedestrian and vehicular transportation and streets in coordination with operations and engineering.

Planning and building, which shall consider policies and matters related to the comprehensive plan, city code, and annexation policies, in coordination with the community development department, planning commission, design review board, building code advisory board, and hearing examiner.

Intergovernmental affairs, which shall consider policies and matters that require coordination between federal, state, and local government; county and local government; and regional planning bodies and local government.

Board and commission candidate review, which shall be composed of three councilmembers and any other board or commission member that they deem appropriate to review qualifications of board and commission candidates for submission to the mayor and city council as required by city code. (Ord. 1031 § 1, 2006).

2.51.030 Mayor as ex officio member.

The mayor shall be an ex officio member to all the above committees. The mayor may also establish and appoint members to other special committees from time to time as he or she deems necessary. (Ord. 1031 § 1, 2006).

2.51.040 Assignment of members and chair.

Councilmembers shall be recommended to standing committees after each council election or more frequently, but in no event more frequently than annually unless vacancies occur. A chair for each committee shall be designated by the committee or by the mayor and council as the council and mayor shall elect. (Ord. 1031 § 1, 2006).